Alexander's ability to find common ground aids his state

This past week, tea party activists protested U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander because his voting record has not been conservative enough. Citing an analysis that noted Alexander's voting record was in line with the Obama administration 62 percent of the time, activists argued that Alexander has "betrayed his conservatism."

Contrary to that notion, Sen. Alexander is exactly the type of senator Tennessee and the U.S. needs. Today's Senate has become increasingly polarized and almost as uncompromising as the House of Representatives.

Even though it has been more than four months since the Senate passed its version of the federal budget, a small group of senators has prevented the bill from going to conference with the House budget. Whether voters agree with an Obama administration position on a Senate action or not, the problem with the Senate is not a readiness to work with the administration: The issue is governance, willingness to reach across the aisle to move the country forward.

Sen. Alexander's ability to find common ground, as exemplified in the recent immigration debate, should be endorsed as a guiding force for Tennessee and the U.S. Senate.

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Alexander's ability to find common ground aids his state

This past week, tea party activists protested U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander because his voting record has not been conservative enough.